Modest Mouse's recent gig at The Gorge during the Sasquatch Music Festival is now up for download on NPR Music's official website. The band played two new songs called Lampshades on Fire and Poison The Well. You can listen to these two songs below. Download the original unedited show (1 hr 42 min 36 sec) right from the NPR Music archive which includes all 20 songs played that night. You can see the set list here.

Two new tracks have surfaced at Modest Mouse's recent live shows in Boise, Missoula and Spokane. The first track is titled "Lampshades On Fire", according to a set that was posted on Modest Mouse's Facebook page earlier. The second Isaac referred to as being titled "Poison".

Modest Mouse's set tonight at Sasquatch will also be streamed live on NPR. They are scheduled to be playing at 10 PM Pacific/1 AM Eastern.

This short news roundup is coming from Beijing, China. I brought my laptop with me on this trip, but left it in Guangzhou, and access to Wifi has been tricky.

Just to quickly recap what has been going on in my absence:

Modest Mouse kicks off their very short run of tour dates tomorrow before their headlining slot at Sasquatch. Something that will be on a lot of people's minds will be new material. If this happens, the Board is going to probably be the best place to stay up to date, as I won't be able to review anything until next week. Sheldon (Chief Tragedy) will be updating set lists, so please keep them coming in.

The band has also added more Australian dates in Perth, Sydney and Melbourne to accompany their performance at Splendor In The Grass. They will also be performing in New Zealand for the first time. Starting these dates off is also a single show in Troutdale, OR, maybe leaving space for a few more North American shows. Please refer to the Tour Date section for more info.

Lastly, Broken Social Scene has recorded a cover of The Word At Large for the Voice Project. The song had previously been covered live with Isaac back in 2008.